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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Jan Kuijken
t i t l e : Vertigo
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : Carbon 7 - C7 065
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Oct/2004
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 96,7 MB
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Vertigo is the second album by the Belgian composer Jan
Kuijken, an artist whose music I have known since his first
release called Louise Aveneue. On this album, Kuijken works
over tunes composed for 3 dance performances of Karine Ponties:
Brutalis - (2002) tracks 1-2
Capture D'un Caillot - (2001) tracks 3-8-9-10
Les Taroupes - (2000) tracks 4-6-7
The music is a cross between contermporary avantgarde chamber
rock and classical music - completely mixed together with a
result that is very precise (I am very attracted by this kind
of experimentation). There are moments in which cellos are used
as percussion in dialog with violins who are playing tensioned
dark melodies. I cannot think of a better way to feel a cold
breeze up the arm...
At times the music is like a wood in winter, cold, heavy air,
white smoke from the mouth, wet.... At some moments you can
hear sort of bird in the backgrounds doing strange melodies, a
clarinet, a flute ...wind. The piano starts verticle spirals,
starting running, need more oxygen! But. Air remains dense.
Vertigo can recall the Belgian tradition of chamber rock and
actual promoters of this "avant -school" (but always taken in a
precise situation).
When I first heard this album I was lying on the bed and tring
to relax.... At first this worked our fine because I didn't
know how the music would develop and so it can remain far from
your attention as there are tensioned silences in between the
album - pain atmosphere. Ager 10 listenings of Vertigo I
started to breath it and it's clearly and incredible programme.
This is to be recommended to anybody who is interested in the
"avant-chamber" and who are oriented towards a love for
experimentation. Be sure to pay attention to instruments and
context when listening.
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01-Ouverture [05:09]
02-Primitiv [06:59]
03-Slow theme [01:48]
04-Con moto [04:14]
05-Tips [03:12]
06-Dual [08:02]
07-Obsession [03:37]
08-Vertigo [04:46]
09-A romance [06:04]
10-Capture [14:38]
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58:29 min
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